UK’s primary black-led theatre company is moving to Croydon
The UK’s primary black-led touring theatre company is moving to a theatre hall in Croydon, as their new art rehearsal …
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Lost and Found: Hackney Museum to exhibit rediscovered photos from the 1980s
The photograph of protesters in Hackney shown above could have been taken last week at a climate rally or an …
March 14, 2020/
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Croydon cinema puts on dementia-friendly screenings
A cinema in Croydon is screening films for people suffering with dementia at the price of £1 and their carers …
Great Hall is back
Graduation ceremonies for Goldsmiths, University of London will be back in the Great Hall in summer 2020 after completion of …
February 14, 2020/
Arts, Business, Education, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, Society/
Migration museum reopens in Lewisham Shopping Centre
The UK’s first Migration Museum has been relocated to Lewisham shopping centre after a two-and-a-half-year residency in Lambeth. Starting today, …
My Home is Not My Home
Reema’s story is heart-rending but by no means unique. She describes how she was brought to Yorkshire from Qatar in …
February 3, 2020/
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Canary Wharf Winter Lights
Canary Wharf is welcoming back the popular Winter Lights festival, where people can enjoy the beauty of the light artworkscreated …
January 24, 2020/
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History of East London print industry on show
East London had a thriving printing trade in the last century providing jobs for thousands of people. But technological changes transformed …
January 23, 2020/
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Hackney help for animals injured in Australian fires
A craft studio in Hackney has found an imaginative way of helping the animals injured in the Australian bushfires. Hundreds …
January 16, 2020/
Arts, Environment, Hackney, Lead Stories/
Dick Whittington and His Cat: A pantomime take on Windrush at Hackney Empire
It’s 1948 in London, and if you swap the West Country for the West Indies, you have the two heroes of Dick Whittington …
December 21, 2019/
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A Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale – a strange blend of panto and champagne feminism
“I am a woman and I have lived a life men made for me…I am a woman and I will …
December 21, 2019/
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Not just a home and more than a venue: performance space forced to relocate
For some performers a music venue closing down may just mean the end of a regular gig. For the residents …
December 19, 2019/
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Facadism and the City: the veneer of age disguising brash modernity
Like many cities of ancient origin, London’s landscape is predicated on the old being enveloped by the new. The ancient …
Art transforms the chicken shop landscape of South Norwood
Embedded in the jungle of chicken shops, greasy spoon cafes, and kebab takeaways on Portland Road, in South Norwood, you …
December 16, 2019/
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Shakespeare returns to Shoreditch as Curtain Theatre finds go on show
The Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch was Britain’s second playhouse and home to William Shakespeare’s company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men before they moved onto …
December 12, 2019/
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Fluff, scraps of wood and old toys turn into micro-art by local children
Fluff, discarded scraps of wood and broken toys were amongst the materials used by artist Tim Spooner and Year 2 …
December 10, 2019/
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Iconic grass roots music venue re-vamped by young volunteers
The 100-year-old facade of The Macbeth public house could have been carved from a Dickens tale- a sore thumb among …
December 9, 2019/
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School ‘proud’ to be part of artist Steve McQueen’s Year 3 project
Their faces were on the big-screen on huge billboards across the city for all to see, and now they’re on …
December 8, 2019/
Arts, Society, Tower Hamlets/
Crowned king of rap: New image of Stormzy in National Portrait Gallery
Heavy or not, even his crown appears unable to hold Croydon rapper Stormzy down, as 2019 has seen his career …
December 7, 2019/
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Photography sale to raise funds for refugee medical care
Prints by a number of renowned photographers are to be auctioned on Thursday to raise funds to support healthcare for …
December 3, 2019/
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More than carnival: Brazilian couple combine art and jazz in new exhibition
“This that you see is Brazilian culture.” Ana Olivier told Eastlondonlines. “People think that Brazilian culture is just the carnival. …
The art of the fold explored in skin, fabric and cardboard
A new exhibition examining the “aesthetic, conceptual, ethical and sociopolitical implications of folds” has opened in Lewisham Curated by Chahine …
November 24, 2019/
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With Blur and Stormzy on their CVs, Lewisham and Croydon bid for Borough of Culture
The race is on! Lewisham and Croydon are competing to win their bids for London Borough of Culture for 2021 …
November 21, 2019/
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‘A lot of money for one sentence’ – Ducks, Newburyport wins Goldsmith Prize
A 1,000-page novel written as one long sentence won the prestigious Goldsmiths Prize For Fiction last night. The prize was …
November 21, 2019/
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Hackney Wick’s Stour Space’s future set for 150 years
Hackney Wick’s community arts hub Stour Space is set to have its future secured after a development in Hackney Wick …
October 24, 2019/
Arts, Hackney, Housing, Local News, News, Uncategorized/
Museum of London Docklands to exhibit the largest Bronze Age hoard ever discovered in capital
A significant hoard of Bronze Age metal is to be exhibited in the Museum of London Docklands, in Tower Hamlets. …
October 24, 2019/
Arts, News, Tower Hamlets/
Whitechapel Bell Foundry owner hits back at anti-redevelopment campaign
The owner of Whitechapel Bell Foundry has told EastLondonLines that campaigners objecting to the redevelopment of the site have “misled …
October 23, 2019/
Arts, Business, Local News, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/
Historic England steps in to save chapel, pub and chimney in Tower Hamlets
A 19th-century building named The Chapel in Oxford House, Bethnal Green, is among 36 at-risk sites saved for the nation this …
October 18, 2019/
Arts, Business, Environment, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
New Shoreditch mural from Oxfam highlights global warming
A new series of graffiti wall murals have been unveiled in Shoreditch, to raise awareness of global warming. The project – …
October 11, 2019/
Arts, Environment, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/
Banksy opens pop-up exhibition in Croydon
Banksy, the famed graffiti artist, has launched a surprise art installation in Croydon. The exhibit, in an empty retail space …
Goldsmiths’ finest- Fine Art Lecturer named 2020 Artist in Residence for the National Gallery.
A senior lecturer in the department of Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London has been named 2020 Artist in Residence …
September 5, 2019/
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Whitechapel teens to debut at the Edinburgh Fringe
A performing arts youth group from Tower Hamlets is set to showcase its talents at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The …
July 31, 2019/
Arts, Tower Hamlets, Upcoming/
UK’s largest graduate art fair comes to Brick Lane
Art students from 40 different university courses across the UK are presenting their work at a special graduate show at …
New show about Hackney Pupil Referral Units heads to the Fringe
A writer, spoken word poet and hip hop educator has taken inspiration from her experience teaching in Pupil Referral Units …
Women’s equality, CLR James and the Russian revolution – documentary film festival comes to Lower Clapton
Hackney based education charity WORLDwrite will host a Mini Film Festival at its centre in Lower Clapton this Saturday to …
June 13, 2019/
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BRIT School students to perform for Street Live in Croydon this summer
Students from Croydon’s renowned BRIT School will be performing on the streets of the borough this summer as part of …
June 12, 2019/
Arts, Arts Features, Features, Music, Summer/
Portrait of Stormzy – and his mother – comes home to Croydon
Iconic grime artist Stormzy has his portrait exhibited at Central Croydon Library as part of the COMING HOME Initiative. The …
Romany dancing launches Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month in Hackney
A Gypsy dance group performed last Saturday in Dalston Square to launch Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month, aimed at celebrating …
Independent publishers in East London
More independent publishers are appearing across London. East London’s independent publishing scene is buzzing. Graphic novels, poetry, memoirs, and …
June 3, 2019/
Arts, Arts Features, Croydon, Features, Hackney, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
Hackney community cafe the Stour Space secures lease after threat of closure
A community-led cafe, arts and events space in Hackney is celebrating after securing a new 18-month lease via a crowd-funding …